FILM: A fuzzy inductive learning method for automated knowledge acquisition

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-73

  Jeng, Bingchiang ^a   Jeng, Yung Mo ^a   Liang, Ting Peng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Nursing   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Expert systems; Fuzzy sets; Inductive learning; Machine learning

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

DECISION TREES; INDUCTIVE LEARNING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031249032     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(97)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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